jason w
10-30-2001, 02:52 PM
Scientists
do a cosmic
balancing act
Multiple measurements
boost the view that most
of the universe is unseen
By Heather Sparks
SPACE.COM
Oct. 29 ? Scientists are closer than ever to balancing the
checkbook of cosmic matter. This is because two recent independent
measurements of normal matter in the universe are in agreement. The
results further strengthen the case for the Big Bang theory and for
the nature of the universe as astronomers understand it today.
...Phenomenally, both the measurements of young galaxies and of the
cosmic microwave background showed that normal matter makes up just
one-tenth of the universe. The rest must be dark matter, researchers
say. Fields, who wrote about this astronomical agreement in the Oct.
19 issue of the journal Science, explained why this is causing
astronomers to "bring out the bubbly."
"It didn't have to be true," Fields explained,
"because they're completely independent things. It's just
gorgeous
that they agree with each other."
Earlier studies had showed that dark matter made up anywhere
from 85 to 95 percent of the universe. Only now do the two different
measures of dark matter agree. Now, 90 percent of everything is known
to be VIRTUALLY NOTHING.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/473217.asp
do a cosmic
balancing act
Multiple measurements
boost the view that most
of the universe is unseen
By Heather Sparks
SPACE.COM
Oct. 29 ? Scientists are closer than ever to balancing the
checkbook of cosmic matter. This is because two recent independent
measurements of normal matter in the universe are in agreement. The
results further strengthen the case for the Big Bang theory and for
the nature of the universe as astronomers understand it today.
...Phenomenally, both the measurements of young galaxies and of the
cosmic microwave background showed that normal matter makes up just
one-tenth of the universe. The rest must be dark matter, researchers
say. Fields, who wrote about this astronomical agreement in the Oct.
19 issue of the journal Science, explained why this is causing
astronomers to "bring out the bubbly."
"It didn't have to be true," Fields explained,
"because they're completely independent things. It's just
gorgeous
that they agree with each other."
Earlier studies had showed that dark matter made up anywhere
from 85 to 95 percent of the universe. Only now do the two different
measures of dark matter agree. Now, 90 percent of everything is known
to be VIRTUALLY NOTHING.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/473217.asp